Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–September 2016 Table X. Percentages (and standard errors) of adults aged 18–64 who lacked health insurance coverage, had public health plan coverage, and had private health insurance coverage at the time of interview, by selected demographic characteristics: United States, January–September 2016 Selected characteristic Uninsured 1 at the time of interview Public health plan coverage 2 Private health insurance coverage 3 Race and ethnicity Hispanic or Latino 24.7 (1.17) 25.8 (1.32) 50.8 (1.21) Non-Hispanic: White, single race 8.5 (0.27) 16.8 (0.37) 76.5 (0.47) Black, single race 15.1 (0.69) 29.6 (1.17) 57.0 (1.05) Asian, single race 7.8 (0.92) 17.4 (1.36) 75.3 (1.37) Other races and multiple races 18.0 (1.49) 28.0 (1.86) 56.0 (2.44) Region Northeast 8.0 (0.84) 22.1 (0.84) 71.7 (1.49) Midwest 9.5 (0.40) 18.5 (0.60) 73.8 (0.82) South 17.5 (0.62) 17.8 (0.54) 66.2 (0.72) West 10.4 (0.52) 24.1 (0.93) 66.9 (1.02) Education Less than high school 28.7 (1.11) 37.2 (1.09) 35.7 (1.10) High school diploma or GED 4 16.3 (0.49) 26.1 (0.54) 59.4 (0.65) More than high school 7.4 (0.27) 14.5 (0.37) 79.6 (0.39) Employment status Employed 11.3 (0.36) 11.6 (0.32) 78.1 (0.40) Unemployed 32.3 (1.42) 38.7 (1.61) 29.5 (1.51) Not in workforce 11.6 (0.53) 45.2 (0.72) 47.3 (0.71) Poverty status 5 < 100% FPL 26.0 (1.25) 55.0 (1.34) 20.6 (0.93) ≥ 100% and ≤ 138% FPL 24.5 (1.45) 45.7 (1.81) 31.8 (1.57) > 138% and ≤ 250% FPL 19.6 (0.63) 27.8 (0.77) 54.5 (0.83) > 250% and ≤ 400% FPL 9.9 (0.59) 13.6 (0.58) 78.3 (0.69) > 400% FPL 3.9 (0.22) 5.9 (0.25) 91.5 (0.23) Unknown 13.6 (0.96) 19.1 (0.83) 69.1 (1.12) Marital status Married 9.4 (0.39) 14.1 (0.40) 78.2 (0.51) Widowed 12.6 (1.73) 38.8 (2.15) 52.3 (2.27) Divorced or separated 13.8 (0.71) 31.1 (0.91) 57.2 (1.01) Living with partner 19.2 (0.80) 26.2 (1.27) 55.7 (1.26) Never married 15.2 (0.53) 25.5 (0.62) 60.6 (0.71) 1 A person was defined as uninsured if he or she did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if he or she had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as accidents or dental care. 2 Includes Medicaid, CHIP, state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, Medicare, and military plans. A small number of persons were covered by both public and private plans and were included in both categories. 3 Includes any comprehensive private insurance plan (including health maintenance and preferred provider organizations). These plans include those obtained through an employer, purchased directly, purchased through local or community programs, or purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace or a state-based exchange. Private coverage excludes plans that pay for only one type of service, such as accidents or dental care. A small number of persons were covered by both public and private plans and were included in both categories. 4 GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma. 5 FPL is federal poverty level, based on family income and family size, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds. The percentage of respondents with “Unknown” poverty status for this five-level categorization is 9.0%. This value is greater than the corresponding value for the three-level poverty categorization of poor, near poor, and not poor, because of greater uncertainty when assigning individuals to more detailed poverty groups. For more information on poverty status, see Technical Notes. Estimates may differ from estimates that are based on both reported and imputed income. NOTE: Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. SOURCE: NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2016, Family Core component. Page |A13 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ● National Center for Health Statistics ● Released 2/2017